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More Dune: Part Three screenings will go on sale nearer the film’s release date. Tickets purchased for the select screenings that recently went on sale must not be resold for higher than 20% above the face value. Tickets sold for more than this may be cancelled. Please be aware of purchasing tickets from third parties.

Find out more about the BFI National Archive's Moving Image Conservation Research Laboratory from Kieron Webb (Head of Conservation at the BFI National Archive) in the latest Inside the Archive video. Video produced with the support of the BFI Screen Heritage Fund, awarding National Lottery funding.

As a sprawling new epic set amid the kabuki theatre world arrives in cinemas, we look at films where art and performance become battlegrounds of ruthless ambition. theb.fi/4usDtxo

Brand new video games release funding is coming soon from UK Global Screen Fund! Join our webinar on 19 May to find out more, including eligibility and how to apply:theb.fi/48RQqsh

As he turns 100, we celebrate a man who has changed the way we see the natural world: British wildlife presenter David Attenborough. theb.fi/4nfPwvP

'Film is sustained by images, beauty and faith' Guillermo del Toro discussing the importance of film culture as he accepts his BFI Fellowship.

As the beloved broadcaster turns 100, curator Elinor Groom digs into some unusual roles and archive daytime TV appearances from David Attenborough’s decades-spanning career as an irrepressible force of British TV. theb.fi/42ni4tG

One hundred and twenty years after the birth of Roberto Rossellini, we go looking for the original Berlin locations of one of his searing neorealist classics, which was filmed in the bombed out streets of the post-war city. theb.fi/4to1Z1Q

Richard Linklater recreates the movie that changed everything. Nouvelle Vague (2025), streaming now on #BFIPlayer

📢Applications are OPEN for the @BFI DOC SOCIETY EXPANDED SCREEN FUND, made possible with #nationallottery funding. DEADLINE: Monday 22 June, 2026, 1 PM GMT APPLY NOW: bfi.docsociety.org/funds/expanded… #docsociety #bfi #immersive

As Leaving Las Vegas returns three decades on, director Mike Figgis revisits the making of his bruising story of addiction, how he reinvented his career through radical low‑budget filmmaking, and his memories of working with Nicolas Cage on his Oscar-winning performance. theb.fi/3P3xobQ

We congratulate Guillermo del Toro on receiving the @BFI Fellowship, the highest honour awarded by the British Film Institute, a distinction that recognises an exceptional career that has transformed contemporary cinema. This recognition, presented as part of the 2026 BFI Chair’s Fellowship Award in London, further establishes @RealGDT as a leading figure in global cinema and reaffirms Mexico’s role as a creative cultural powerhouse with international impact. We are especially pleased that this recognition in 🇬🇧 coincides with the BFI’s relaunch of Cronos, underscoring the significance of his work from its very origins and its lasting contribution to global film heritage. Mexico is proud of his talent and of his ability to build cultural bridges that strengthen dialogue between our nations! 🇲🇽🤝🇬🇧

Guillermo Del Toro attends the BFI Fellowship celebration for Guillermo Del Toro at The Rosewood London. More #GettyVideo #GuillermoDelToro @BFI 🎥 Ming Yeung 👉 shorturl.at/kcbKc

BFI Fellow Guillermo del Toro 🏆 Del Toro was joined last night by BFI Chair Jay Hunt OBE, CEO Ben Roberts, BFI Fellow Cate Blanchett and many of his friends and collaborators to celebrate him receiving a BFI Fellowship. Photos: Tim Whitby, Dave Benett/Getty

A step forward in turning awareness into action for #Deaf representation in film. @BFI welcomed Nikki Stratton, Co-founder of #Deaffest, to deliver training for colleagues working at BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX cinemas: shorturl.at/hPAM3 #DeafAwarenessWeek

'Even bad food tastes good if you chew it well.' Akira Kurosawa's Red Beard is a poignant tale of warm humanity and the meaning of responsibility, featuring a powerhouse performance by Toshiro Mifune. Coming soon to Blu-ray.

Announced: The latest #UKGlobalScreenFund international co-production awards see almost £1m awarded to six UK independent companies collectively collaborating with 13 territories. Read more: theb.fi/4ti0Oku

An atmospheric post-war thriller, For Them That Trespass marks Richard Todd’s screen debut while capturing director Alberto Cavalcanti at a moment where studio constraint, noir sensibility and personal disillusion briefly aligned. theb.fi/4nb6L1e

Michael Ffolkes' Punch illustrations for This Sporting Life (1963). Preserved by the BFI National Archive: theb.fi/3QMuMj6

New artwork for Guillermo del Toro's debut feature Cronos. 4K restoration in cinemas Fri 15 May. Design by @needledesign